It’s a new month and I thought I’d post a new entry concerning all the plans/ideas that have been on my mind as of late. Spring break is only two weeks away. I don’t have any plans to go anywhere. I plan to use my vacation time to finish studying for my A+ certification so that I may take the certification exam as soon as possible. I’ve been studying for this certification for quite some time now and I’ve taken longer than I should have. It’s not easy for me to balance my academic time with my personal time. During my time I may have my Bible study, study for my certifications or learn more about the Drupal content management system (CMS). I only have time to study one out of the three, never time for two or for all of the above. So again, in no particular order, the list goes: Bible study, Certification and the Drupal Content Management System.
Bible study is very important to me, but equally important is fellowship. I haven’t had the same fellowship that I had once had and I miss that time dearly. I enjoyed discussing the aspect of the soul, spiritual warfare and divine personality with my friends for whom have all moved away now. Now, I always find myself in thought trying to piece together some kind of “master plan” that will some how allow me to study all that I want within the time that’s been given to me, but that never works out! And so, I must use my time wisely.
For me, studying for the A+ certification from CompTIA is much like taking your first step – the hardest. Not because of the content on which the exam covers, but the time needed so that I may study effectively. Making use of the data by turning it into useful information and applying it effectively takes time. I would like to finish studying for the certification some time soon. Afterwards, I’ll have more time to devote to loved ones and to complete other pending tasks. It’s not just for me, but for them as well.
Earlier I mentioned something by the name of Drupal. Drupal is an open source, web content management system written in PHP and functions as the backend for many websites. In a nut shell, with Drupal, you can launch, update and maintain websites far more effectively than your normal HML based websites. Like WordPress (the blogging system I’m using now), in Drupal, the majority of site updates are done by logging into the backend of the site and making the site updates accordingly (e.g. posting news, blog entries or announcements). However, Drupal is much more powerful than WordPress (WordPress is conformed specifically for blogs, Drupal is mailable, it can be conformed to any specific purpose) in ways too numerous to list and it’s for this reason that I would like to learn Drupal.
Drupal has a high learning curve. Even now I still do not understand all of the basics and to fully accomplish what I would like to do with Drupal (including theming) I will need to learn the following programming languages: xHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery and PHP. It would appear that I have a long road ahead of me if I plan to learn and shape Drupal to my hearts desire. However, it will still be quite some time until I begin such a project as I have more important tasks at hand. I’ll take things one day at a time.
Tags: A+ Certification, Bible Study, CompTIA, Drupal, Fellowship, Life's Shortbread